Club Brugge vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueAston Villa beaten by Club Brugge after bizarre handball
Aston Villa conceded a bizarre penalty in a 1-0 loss at Club Brugge on Wednesday which ended their perfect start to the Champions League group stage.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 11': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 12': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joaquin Seys.
- 14': Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 15': Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 16': Attempt saved. Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
- 17': Foul by Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge).
- 17': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Mechele.
- 21': Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 21': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 23': Attempt saved. Joel Ordóñez (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joaquin Seys.
- 24': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 25': Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 25': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Diego Carlos (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
- 30': Attempt saved. Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a through ball.
- 30': Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Carlos.
- 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joel Ordóñez.
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Christos Tzolis.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ardon Jashari (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 37': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 37': Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 39': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
- 45'+1': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Club Brugge 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Club Brugge 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 47': Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 49': Hand ball by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 50': Penalty conceded by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 52': Goal! Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 0. Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 55': Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 56': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
- 57': Attempt saved. Casper Nielsen (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
- 57': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Christos Tzolis (Club Brugge).
- 58': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces John McGinn.
- 59': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Ardon Jashari (Club Brugge).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferran Jutglà.
- 64': Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 65': Offside, Club Brugge. Christos Tzolis is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings.
- 67': Foul by Ferran Jutglà (Club Brugge).
- 67': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christos Tzolis following a fast break.
- 72': Substitution, Club Brugge. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
- 73': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 75': Substitution, Club Brugge. Bjorn Meijer replaces Christos Tzolis.
- 76': Substitution, Club Brugge. Hugo Vetlesen replaces Casper Nielsen.
- 77': Offside, Club Brugge. Chemsdine Talbi is caught offside.
- 78': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge).
- 78': Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge).
- 80': Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Diego Carlos.
- 80': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 83': Offside, Club Brugge. Bjorn Meijer is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 89': Foul by Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge).
- 89': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, Club Brugge. Romeo Vermant replaces Ferran Jutglà.
- 90': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 90'+1': Hugo Vetlesen (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Offside, Club Brugge. Maxim De Cuyper is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge).
- 90'+5': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 90'+5': Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Romeo Vermant (Club Brugge).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
BRU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 491 | Accurate Passes | 356 |
| 545 | Passes | 417 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 22 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 12 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 23,466
Venue: Jan Breydelstadion
Location: Brugge, Belgium
Attendance: 23,466
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Club Brugge (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Simon Mignolet (GK) |
| 44 | Brandon Mechele |
| 4 | Joel Ordóñez |
| 55 | Maxim De Cuyper |
| 65 | Joaquin Seys |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 30 | Ardon Jashari |
| 27 | Casper Nielsen  |
| 9 | Ferran Jutglà |
| 8 | Christos Tzolis |
| 7 | Andreas Skov Olsen |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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